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2016 Dakota County SWCD2016 Dakota County SWCD

Landscaping for Clean Landscaping for Clean Water Program SummaryWater Program Summary

PROGRAM FACTSHEET

2016 FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS

PROGRAM & PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED

February - November

2016

The program engages residential

landowners to give them the skills and

resources they need to improve water

quality in their communities by

‘Landscaping for Clean Water.’

39 Projects Installed

20 Design Courses 10 Introductory Workshops

54 Project Layouts

PARTNERS IN LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION 273 Dakota County residents participated in Introductory Workshops

118 Dakota County residents participated in Design Courses

100 Individual projects designed through Design Courses

54 Grant applications received for projects

54 Grant applications and projects approved for funding

39 Grants awarded for installed raingardens, shorelines or native gardens

Raingarden

E a ga n - I n v e r G r o v e H e i g h t s W a t e r s h e d M a n a g e m e n t

O r g a n i z a t i o n

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Dakota CountyDakota County

2014 Blue Thumb Initiative2014 Blue Thumb Initiative

PROJECT FACTSHEET

2014 Financial

Contributors:

Completed:

July—November

2014

The Blue Thumb Program engages and

teaches residential landowners how they

can improve water quality in their

communities by “planting for clean water.”

2014 Program Summary:

XXX Dakota County residents participated in the Blue Thumb Planting for Clean

Water Introductory Workshops.

Xxx people designed xxx projects during the Design Courses.

Xxx grand applications were received and xxx were approved.

Xxx raingarden, shoreline, and native garden projects were installed.

XX Projects Installed

XX Design Courses XX Introductory Workshops

XX Projects Layouts

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2016 Dakota County SWCD2016 Dakota County SWCD

Landscaping for Clean Landscaping for Clean Water Program SummaryWater Program Summary

PROGRAM FACTSHEET

2016 PROGRAM SUMMARY BY CITY

The Landscaping for Clean Water program allows residents concerned for water quality and wildlife habitat to not only learn about water resource

issues, but also positively impact them through the installation of a raingarden, native garden, or native shoreline project. Below is a summary

of the 2016 participants and projects by city of residence:

52 25

6 1

87 26

9 1 1

43 13

6 1

9 5 1

5 2 1

Apple Valley Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingardens Installed Native Gardens

Burnsville Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingardens Installed Native Gardens Shoreline Planting

Eagan Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingardens Shoreline Plantings

Farmington Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingardens

Hastings Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingarden

Inver Grove Heights Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingarden

Lakeville Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingardens Shoreline Plantings

Mendota Heights Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingarden

Rosemount Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingardens

South Saint Paul Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Native Garden

West Saint Paul Workshop Participants Projects Designed Installed Raingardens

2016 PARTNERS

Cities: Apple Valley Burnsville Eagan Farmington Hastings Inver Grove Heights Lakeville Mendota Heights South St. Paul West St. Paul

County:

Dakota County Farmington Library Dakota County Parks

Department

Special Thank You:

Master Gardeners of Dakota County

LANDSCAPING FOR CLEAN WATER

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Workshop Participants

2007-2016 3,457 Projects Completed

2007-2016 378